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Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effects of BRJ consumption on the performance recovery indicators and MS after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) in female volleyball players. Methods: Twelve young female volleyball players were evaluated in this study. We utilized a randomized, cross-over, and double-blind design during two phases with a 30-day interval (wash-out). During each phase, EIMD was performed first, followed by BRJ or placebo (PLA) supplementation for two days (eight servings of 50 mL). Recovery monitoring of performance indicators and MS was performed after EIMD. The results of wall-sit, V sit and reach (VSFT), vertical jump height (VJH), pressure pain threshold (PPT), and thigh swelling (Sw-T) tests were recorded 48 h after EIMD. Also, the Perceived Muscle Soreness was recorded using the visual analog scale (VAS) 12 (MS-12 h), 24 (MS-24 h), and 48 (MS-48 h) hours after EIMD. Results: The data were analyzed using two-way repeated measures of ANOVA at p &lt; 0.05. Compared to PLA, BRJ supplementation improves wall-sit performance after EIMD (p &lt; 0.05), while reducing Sw-T and perceived muscle soreness (p &lt; 0.05). However, no significant difference was observed between PLA and BRJ in VJH and VSFT performance after EIMD (p &gt; 0.05). Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the consumption of BRJ in female volleyball players can be useful for improving some recovery indicators, such as muscle endurance, perceived muscle soreness, and tissue edema, after EIMD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu15173763","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,29]],"date-time":"2023-08-29T08:51:14Z","timestamp":1693299074000},"page":"3763","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Effect of Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Muscle Soreness and Performance Recovery after Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Female Volleyball Players"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7585-7592","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammad","family":"Hemmatinafar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946-84334, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leila","family":"Zaremoayedi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946-84334, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9563-9461","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maryam","family":"Koushkie Jahromi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946-84334, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stacey","family":"Alvarez-Alvarado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, College of Medicine\u2014Jacksonville, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexei","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health and Human Performance, Marymount University, Arlington, TX 22207, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1165-4961","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alireza","family":"Niknam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946-84334, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6572-5809","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katsuhiko","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Babak","family":"Imanian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946-84334, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1433-2906","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Reza","family":"Bagheri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1080\/00913847.2019.1632156","article-title":"Recovery after volleyball: A narrative review","volume":"48","author":"Closs","year":"2020","journal-title":"Physician Sportsmed."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"28","DOI":"10.29252\/mlj.12.6.28","article-title":"Effect of Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction on Follistatin to Myostatin Ratio, Body Composition and Anaerobic Power of Trained-Volleyball Players","volume":"12","author":"Bagheri","year":"2018","journal-title":"Med. 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